Sun Life Financial Inc. Purchases 40,700 Shares of iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (NYSEARCA:EPHE)

Sun Life Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (NYSEARCA:EPHE) by 29.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 181,200 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,700 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Philippines ETF comprises 0.3% of Sun Life Financial Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. Sun Life Financial Inc. owned 4.03% of iShares MSCI Philippines ETF worth $4,378,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EPHE. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Philippines ETF by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 216,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,639,000 after purchasing an additional 33,500 shares during the period. Vista Finance LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Philippines ETF by 17.9% in the second quarter. Vista Finance LLC now owns 126,159 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,048,000 after purchasing an additional 19,177 shares during the period. Primoris Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Philippines ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $1,129,000. Scotia Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Philippines ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $707,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Philippines ETF during the first quarter valued at $582,000.

iShares MSCI Philippines ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EPHE opened at $28.74 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $26.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.94. The company has a market capitalization of $129.33 million, a PE ratio of 12.44 and a beta of 0.52. iShares MSCI Philippines ETF has a 1-year low of $23.12 and a 1-year high of $28.87.

iShares MSCI Philippines ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (EPHE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Philippines IMI 25\u002F50 index, a free float-adjusted market-cap-weighted index of the broader Filipino equity market. EPHE was launched on Sep 28, 2010 and is managed by BlackRock.